"I love my work because I have so many opportunities to make a difference. Our team treats children with life-threatening diseases of the liver and digestive system that prevent them from realizing their full potential. It’s a complete thrill to give these kids and their families the care and compassion they need to achieve their life’s dreams. I also have the privilege of being a mentor. Educating the next generation of doctors and helping them meet their goals is a personal passion and vital to the future of medicine. And I’m excited to be involved in research about pediatric liver diseases and their treatment options, which we hope one day will enable us to prevent these terrible illnesses."

Karen F. Murray, MD, is division chief of the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology program at Seattle Children’s Hospital; she is program director of gastroenterology education; she is professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She received her MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and did a pediatrics residency and a chief resident year at Seattle Children’s.

She completed a clinical and research fellowship in gastroenterology and nutrition in the combined program at Children’s Hospital Boston and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Murray is certified in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology, and chairs the Gastroenterology Sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics. In addition to clinical care in gastroenterology and transplantation, she has an active clinical research program in hepatology. Her main focus is in the treatment and pathophysiology of childhood liver disease, with focus on the treatment of hepatitis B and C viral infections, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cholestatic liver diseases in childhood. Murray is past-president of Seattle Children’s medical staff. She is on the steering committees of three National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases clinical research networks related to her research. She mentors pediatrics residents and speaks at Seattle Children’s noon conferences.

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Dr Murray is an intelligent, compassionate doctor who truly cares for her patients. She communicates clearly to both children and parents. I am a parent of a teen daughter who has been under Dr Murray's care for about four years, and I highly recommend her.

Selected as 1 of 2 candidates for President of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), a society of approximately 3,000 members across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Health-related Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Living in the United States and Canada.28169971 Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2017 May : 64(5)760-769 PMCID:PMC5403561

In Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Zone 1 Steatosis Is Associated With Advanced Fibrosis.28286193 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2017 March 7 : PMCID:PMC5589478

Bigham GN, Murray KJ, Masue-Slowey Y, Henry EA

Biogeochemical controls on methylmercury in soils and sediments: Implications for site management.27427265 Integrated environmental assessment and management, 2017 March : 13(2)249-263

Defibrotide for the treatment of severe hepatic
veno-occlusive disease and multiorgan failure after stem cell
transplantation: a multicenter, randomized, dose-finding
trial.20167278 Biology of blood and marrow transplantation :
journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow
Transplantation, 2010 July : 1005-17

Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on children and
their caregivers: quality of life, cognitive, and emotional
outcomes.19242286 Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and
nutrition, 2009 March : 341-7

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